Married Up

Pornography is easier to access than ever and statistics show that its addicting powers are damaging a large percentage of our population and crushing marriages all around us. Today we talk to Dustin and Tori Weedman, whose marriage suffered due to Dustin's addiction to pornography until he confessed it to her and overcame it with God's help. Their story will encourage you and provide a roadmap away from the destruction caused by even dabbling in Porn.

Life pulls us all in 100 different directions and if we're not paying close attention we can blink and find too much distance between us and our spouse. Today we talk to Ron and Ann Mainse - creators and hosts of the Canadian marriage television show "A Better Us"! We hear some great stories and advice on how life can easily pull us apart and how to fight to stay truly connected - including the BEST way to make sure we stay connected. We also hear about Ron and Ann's new couples devotional "Come Closer" and how just a few minutes a day can make a huge difference in your marriage!

Your Heavenly Father can bring dead things back to life. He did it with His Son, and we've heard from countless marriages that he's done it with too! If your marriage feels dead or dying - there is hope! Today we talk to Tara Root about her new book "The Beer Bottle Rose" which tells the true story of her parents' marriage, salvation, and ensuing legacy. You will be encouraged again that nothing is impossible with our good God! 

Nothing carries ripple effect into the future like parenting. The way we parent and the way we live out our marriage in front of our kids will affect future generations and perhaps influence if they even desire to get married someday. Mix in careers and other pursuits into the juggling act and the balance only gets more complicated! Today we talk to Nick and Britney Serban, Lead Pastors of Full Life Church in Franklin, TN, about all of this - and how they find balance while raising their 4 young kids! Such a great talk! Can't wait for you to listen in.

The enemy of your marriage and family doesn't want you 'bad', he wants you busy. Because saying "yes" to one thing is ultimately saying "no" to something else. As a couple, you need to come together and decide "what's important to US?" What are you all about as a couple? What is your family's mission statement? (Did you know God has a specific mission for your marriage?) Let Jay and Laura help you find yours at jayandlaura.com under "coaching" with the code "married up"!

You are going to be so inspired as you listen to our interview with Lance and Alison Welch about how to  navigate the process of creating your ideal family legacy! Lance wrote the book "The Legacy Navigator" which is packed with stories of how others have created powerful, multi-generational impact for their family and instructions on how to do it for yours. We cover some of those and give you resources to create your own personal family legacy. Together, Lance and Allison host the "Beyond The Nest Podcast" as well! Legacy is not just about what you leave behind; it's the deliberate actions and choices you make today that ripple long after you're gone.

Betrayal and Infidelity don't happen overnight. There are warning signs and a lead up that can be recognized and intercepted. Today we'll talk about some of those! But even in the crushing aftermath of total betrayal there is hope for those whose Father is the master restorer! He can bring even very dead things back to life. Jim is the author of the book "Hope is Where the Heart is: A Story of Marriage Broken and Restored" and as we interview Jim and Shannon Porteau, you'll be amazed at their journey and what God has done and is now doing in their restored lives and marriage! 

This week we're talking to award-winning Gospel recording artist Alvin Slaughter and his wife, Joy, who is a Board Certified Master Life Coach! Together they get very honest about some of their past marriage struggles as well as some of the most common issues and solutions among married couples that Joy sees week to week in her coaching! There is, for sure, something here for you in what they share! Find more on that coaching at: Gracefulmarriagecoaching.com

This week we interview Apollos and Amy Hall, who together lead "Mending Eden" Thirteen years ago, just one year into marriage, Apollos and Amy Hall stood on the brink of separation. Yet what seemed like the end, became the turning point of a powerful transformation. Choosing to fast and pray for 21 days they sought God’s direction and He gave them a vision for their marriage. After you hear their story you're going to want to try something similar because the results are amazing!

Today we kick off a brand new season of amazing interviews on The Married Up Podcast. (AUDIO FILE NOW REPAIRED) We begin with Jesse and Natalie Weedman. Natalie wrote Creative Comfort about their experience walking through one of the hardest and most heartbreaking things a marriage could survive - the loss of a young child. You will be blown away by how God met them in their lowest moments and their testimony now, and you'll be encouraged to build into your marriage now the foundations that can carry heavy weight together one day  - should you ever need to.